I just discovered something interesting :o!

[GanjaXD]

Ya' know how when chicken feathers are growing, and usually in the middle of growing feathers there is this weird residue in the shape of a tube that sticks around the growing feather (much like bark on a tree)? Well I found out that if you calm down a chicken enough to sit it down in your lap, then use your fingers to gently, calmly, and gingerly pull the residue off some feathers, the chickens really enjoy the "grooming". Much like apes do

! How interesting is that?

My silky roo also loves to cuddle with me. What a mommys boy :3. Just thought I'd throw that in there.. but don't tell him I told you :O! It would embarass him something awful!...

 

[Wifezilla]

Tropical birds like that too

 

[silkiechicken]

Chickens like being preened, especially a top their heads where they can't reach!

 

[GanjaXD]

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I know that chickens love being preened, but I didn't know that they enjoy humans preenin' their feathers for them :>. That's just flat out neat

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[CarlaRiggs]

Well.... I'll be darned!

Carla

 

[monarc23]

yep i've done that before to my youngsters esp. Only loose ones ofcourse

 

[#1California Chick]

That is really cool!!

 

[redhen]

yup..all birds love to be scratched on top of their head!....

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[hcammack]

LOL need to do some grooming here I need to groom my white chickens all of them are molting. It looks like a feathery pillow. I need to go get pull some of those feather sheaths of all the white girls are bald and the high for the last 8 days has been 35

 

[Sissy]

Ahhhhhhh very interesting..
maybe if I scratch my roo more
often he wont be so cranky.LOL